Leon Yin

@LeonYin

investigative data journalist @technology
how to: inspectelement.org

www leonyin.org Joined February 2015

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Leon Yin @LeonYin Oct 10, 2024

NEW INVESTIGATION:
Uber and Lyft locked drivers out of work to game a NYC minimum wage law. We crowdsourced screenshots, monitored surge pricing and ran financial models to reveal the devastating impact on drivers. w/ @natlungfy @A_W_Gordon @DeniseDSLu
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www.bloomberg.com How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay Uber and Lyft locked drivers out of their apps to game a NYC wage law, denying drivers millions in pay

Leon Yin @LeonYin Feb 27

NEW @BW feature on Stake: the world's largest crypto casino. Our year-long piece dives into Stake employing superstar influencers such as Drake and Adin Ross to livestream gambling.
By @cecianasta, @oliviasolon and myself. bloomberg.com/features/2026-…

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Leon Yin @LeonYin Jan 22, 2025

Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…

www.bloomberg.com How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump How podcasters like Joe Rogan and Logan Paul turned young men, a once apolitical demographic, into a massively powerful voting bloc,

Leon Yin @LeonYin Oct 28, 2024

ICYMI: read Bloomberg's recent data-driven investigation into Uber and Lyft's driver lockouts in NYC. An unprecedented labor practice according to labor economists.
bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

www.bloomberg.com How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay Uber and Lyft locked drivers out of their apps to game a NYC wage law, denying drivers millions in pay

Leon Yin @LeonYin Oct 10, 2024

NEW INVESTIGATION:
Uber and Lyft locked drivers out of work to game a NYC minimum wage law. We crowdsourced screenshots, monitored surge pricing and ran financial models to reveal the devastating impact on drivers. w/ @natlungfy @A_W_Gordon @DeniseDSLu
bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
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Leon Yin @LeonYin Oct 28, 2024

AI-detectors seem near-perfect on paper, yet falsely flag students with high confidence. We FOIA'd anonymized college applications essays to independently test popular tools. @jackiedavalos1 spoke with students and teachers about education in the AI-era.
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www.bloomberg.com AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences About two-thirds of teachers report regularly using tools for detecting AI-generated content. At that scale, even tiny error rates can add up quickly.